BIO 102 - Medical Terminology-Language of Health Professionals

Introduces the language of medicine utilized by health care professionals. Basic word structures (prefixes, suffixes, word root, combining forms), formation of medical terms, abbreviations, definitions, special endings, and plural forms are included in the content. Discusses major disease processes and pathological conditions of specific body systems. Emphasis on spelling, usage, pronunciation, and a systemic approach to learning word parts for constructing, or analyzing new medical terms. Prerequisite(s): One ENG course.